NY Post Fail? Police Deny Tabloid's Report of Suspect 'Under Guard' [UPDATED]
Nearly two hours after bomb blasts at Boston Marathon’s finish line killed at least two and injured up to 100, the New York Post reported that authorities were guarding a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian national.
But Boston police would not confirm there was a suspect identified at all.
The report, citing unnamed sources, said the suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital. Fox News reported that the suspect was severely burned. The tabloid’s supposed scoop was picked up by numerous sites, including Breitbart.com,
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